Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 07:09:13
Message-Id: 94a56af2-2f60-4ee5-bcef-31193843c34f@email.android.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB by Joseph
1 On 30 August 2014 08:32:10 CEST, Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >I think I've missed:
3 >dd if=/usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda1
4 >
5 >On 08/30/14 08:15, J. Roeleveld wrote:
6 >>On Friday, August 29, 2014 11:37:37 PM Joseph wrote:
7 >>> I'm trying to make my 4GB USB bootable and it is not working.
8 >>>
9 >>> df -h
10 >>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
11 >>> ...
12 >>> /dev/sda1 3.8G 190M 3.6G 5% /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED
13 >>>
14 >>> fdisk -l
15 >>> ...
16 >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
17 >>> /dev/sda1 * 1064 7864319 3931628 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
18 >>>
19 >>> Here are the steps I'm following:
20 >>> mount -o loop,ro -t iso9660
21 >>> /home/joseph/Downloads/install-amd64-minimal-20140828.iso
22 >/mnt/cdrom/ cp -r
23 >>> /mnt/cdrom/* /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED
24 >>> mv /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/isolinux/*
25 >/run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/
26 >>> mv /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/isolinux.cfg
27 >>> /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/syslinux.cfg rm -rf
28 >>> /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/isolinux*
29 >>> mv /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/memtest86
30 >>> /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/memtest sed -i -e "s:cdroot:cdroot
31 >slowusb:" -e
32 >>> "s:kernel memtest86:kernel memtest:"
33 >>> /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/syslinux.cfg umount
34 >>> /run/media/joseph/B885-F1ED/
35 >>> syslinux /dev/sda1
36 >>>
37 >>> The above steps are from:
38 >>> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LiveUSB/HOWTO
39 >>>
40 >>> Where is my mistake?
41 >>
42 >>You're not following all the steps.
43 >>
44 >>--
45 >>Joost
46 >>
47
48 Joseph.
49
50 I have asked you before.
51 Please do NOT top post.
52 --
53 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.